Gargoyles are statues offlying creatures animated bymagic. Wizards treat theseconstructs with care, due totheir ability to fly and thetactical advantage they cangrant. To ensure their longevityon the battlefield, Wizards often imbue them withpowerful arcane wards, shielding them from enemyspells.

　　石像怪是被魔法赋活的飞行雕像。因其所具有的飞行能力和由此带来的战术优势，法师们十分珍惜这些构装体。为了确保它们长久地驰骋沙场，法师们常常给石像怪灌注强大的魔法护盾来抵抗敌方法术。

　　One of the flaws of the firstgeneration of Gargoyles wastheir relative fragility andslowness, making them easytargets. The very substance ofthe Obsidian Gargoyles is farmore durable, and theirconception allows them to fly longer distances as well.

　　第一代石像怪的缺陷就是相对的脆弱和缓慢，这使得它们更容易成为攻击目标。黑曜石像怪的特殊材质更加坚固耐用，并且它们的设计也让它们能够飞得更远。

　　Animating a construct is no small feat. Animating aflying construct is an extraordinary achievement.Gargoyles might look clumsy, but their mere existencefills my mind with wonder.

　　活化一个构装体并非是件轻巧的事，而活化一个会飞的构装体则完全是一个无与伦比的成就了。石像怪或许看起来有点笨拙，但其存在本身在我看来就是个奇迹了。

　　According to House Materia’s legends, the greatWizard Masfar created the first Gargoyle. Some say hehad created it to host his deceased daughter’s spirit, butthe end result only had the illusion of life...

　　根据构质学派的传说，伟大的法师玛斯法创造了第一个石像怪。有人说他创造石像怪是为了保留其过世女儿的灵魂，但是最终结果却只得到了一个虚幻的生命...

　　Gargoyles are not alive, they cannot be healed or resurrected, but they can berepared...

　　石像鬼并不是活物。它们不能被治疗或复活，但它们能被维修。

　　The Gargoyles are so well designed that they are totally impervious to magic, a greatdefense against other Wizards’ armies. 石像怪是专门进行设计的，它们能够完全免疫魔法，这使得它们能够成为对抗其他法师部队时的强大防线。